God of Order The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust . . . —Psalm 18:2 The trouble with our modern thinking is that we have a conception that God is a haphazard God with no set rules …
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A New Heart in Christ I will remove from them their heart of stone and give them a heart of flesh. Ezekiel 11:19 Ezekiel 11:14-21 Today’s Insights Just prior to today’s reading from Ezekiel 11, the prophet Ezekiel saw a vision of God’s glory. He looked on the throne of …
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Living by Faith—It’s a Lifestyle Endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 2 Timothy 2:3 Times of hardness are inevitable. You need to know that. It’s true that we’ve been redeemed from the curse, and there’s nothing Satan can do to reverse that, but he is going to challenge …
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As Your Soul Prospers Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3 John 2 Once you begin to believe it is God’s will to prosper you, you can’t help but wonder how He is going to do it. …
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Growing as a Christian Dear brothers, I have been talking to you as though you were still just babies in the Christian life . . . —1 Corinthians 3:1 (TLB) Some people have received Christ but have never reached spiritual maturity. They have been in church all their lives, and …
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Elephant Helpers There should be no division in the body, but . . . its parts should have equal concern for each other. 1 Corinthians 12:25 1 Corinthians 12:21-26 Today’s Insights The concept of unity that Paul highlights in 1 Corinthians 12 depends on two things. The first is its …
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Heirs of God’s Salvation As long as an heir is underage, he is no different from a slave, although he owns the whole estate. Galatians 4:1 Galatians 4:1-7 Today’s Insights Huiothesia is used only five times in the New Testament (and only by Paul). This word, translated as “adoption to sonship” …
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The Power of Speech Submit yourselves therefore to God . . . —James 4:7 You have a tongue and a voice. These instruments of speech can be used destructively or employed constructively. You can use your tongue to slander, to gripe, to scold, to nag, and to quarrel; or you …
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A Covenant of Love For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that He gave…and He gave…and He gave. That is the message the Bible brings us from beginning to end. It sounds simple enough. Yet few …
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Not Good Enough . . . not having mine own righteousness . . . —Philippians 3:9 People go through many doors which do not lead to the Kingdom of God. Some try the door of good works. They say, “I can get to heaven if I only do enough good …
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